Bottle-washer



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BOTTLE WASHER.

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No. 299,185. P Patented May 2'7, 1884.

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ADOLPH VON SOHADE, OF NEWVPORT, RHODE ISLAND.-

BOTTLE-WASH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,185, dated May 27,1884:.

Application filed April 12, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPH VoN SOIIADE, of Newport, in the county ofNewport and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bottle-IVashers, of which the following,.taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of bottlewashing machines in whichthe brush is mounted upon the upper end of a vertically-reciproeatinghollow revolving shaft, and is an improvement upon the machine describedin Letters Patent No. 241,834, granted to me May 24, 1881; and itconsists in certain combinations and arrangements of devices,which willbe best understood by reference to the description of thedrawings, andtothe claims to be hereinafter given.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a front elevation of a machine embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical section online v c on Fig. 1, except that the rear leg is shown in elevation. Fig.4 is a vertical transverse section of the bearing for the-driving-shafton line at x on Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a segment of thespur-gear wheel and the gripping device for operating the machine byhand, and Fig. 6 is a section of the same on line y g on Fig. 5, Figs. 5and 6 being drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 7 is an elevation of animproved brush, also drawn to an enlarged scale. Figs. 8 and 9 arerespectively an elevation and transverse section of the brush-holderenlarged, and Figs. 10 and 11 are details of the brush-securing nozzleenlarged.

A is the table or head of the machine, made in the form of a shallowbowl, with a central hub, A, projecting upward therefrom, in the centerof which is formed a bearing for the sleeve-shaft a, provided with acollar, a, to rest upon the upper end of said hub, and having secured toits lower end, which projects below the bottom of the bowl A, thebevelpinion b. The bowl A is supported upon the legs B B and B, whichare securely bolted to ears 0 0, cast upon said bowl, and are furtherstayed and tied together by the shallow cuplike vessel O, as shown. Theleg B is provided with the large sleeve-1ike hub d, in which isadjustably mounted the pipe-box D,

which is seated upon and may be adjusted to I the proper level by theset-screws e e, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. In the pipe-box D ismounted the driving-shaft D, upon the inner end of which is secured thebevel-wheel E, which meshes into and imparts motion to the bevel pinionb. The shaft D has mounted upon its outer end the tight and loosepulleys F and F and the flywheel F 1.

G G are two guiderods, secured at upper ends to the bowl A, and at theirlower ends to the vessel 0, and having fitted thereto so as to slidevertically thereon the cross -head H, to which an upward movement isimparted by the treadle-lever I, acting through the cord or chain f, oneend of which is attached to said cross-head, and, passing upward overthe pulley I, downward beneath and partially around the pulley I andupward again, has its other end secured to the ear 1 on the vessel 0, asshown in Fig. 3. The downward movement of said crosshead, when the footis removed from the treadle I, is caused by gravity, said cross-headbeing made sufliciently heavy to insure said downward movement. Thecrosshead H has formed therein the chamber h and the communicatingpassages i and i, and has set in a recess formed for the purpose in itsunder side the valve-casing j, in which is fitted the valve j, providedwith a pendent stem, j, which projects through and below the stuffingboXof the valve-casingj in such a manner that when the cross-head H is inits lowest position the lower end of said valve'stem rests upon thewasher k, which in turn rests upon the cushion 7c, of rubber or otherelastic material, fitted to a recess formed in the bottom of the vessel0, as shown in Fig. 3.

In the upper side of the crosshead H is fit ted, by means of a packedbearing, Z, the hollow spindle J, the lower end of which is closed andmade conical, said cone end being fitted to a correspondinglyshapedrecess or hearing in the bottom of the chamber h, communication fromsaid chamber tothe interior of the spin dle J being had through aseriesof lateral holes just above said closed cone end, all as shown in Fig.3. The spindle J extends upward into the sleeve-shaft a, and has securedthereto the brush-holder J, to the upper end of which is secured thebrush K, composed of the mass of radiating-bristles n and the cluster 41of longitudinally-projecting bristles and fine wires, combined in aboutthe proportions of one of wire to four of bristles, the ofiice of saidlongitudinally-projecting brush being to brush the bottoms of thebottles, the object of the wires being to stiffen the brush and preventthe bristles from being broken down.. When I the cross-head H is in itslowest position, the

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brush is drawn within the sleeve-shaft a, the inner diameter of which isabout equal to the opening in the neck of the bottles to be washed.

L is a sleeve screwed to the upper end of the hub A in such a manner asto inclose the upper portion of the sleeve-shaft a, and to bear upon thecollar (4 and prevent said shaft from moving upward with the spindle J.The sleeve-shaft a has set in its inner periphery, at or near its lowerend, a key, 0, which projects into the groove 0, formed in the spindle Jin a well-known manner, whereby the spindle J is made to revolve withsaid sleeve-shaft,while at the same time it is free to be moved end- Thesleeve L is provided at its upper end with a flaring or trumpetshapedmouth, 9, to receive the mouth of the inverted bottle preparatory towashing, said trumpet-mouth being pierced near its base or smallest partwith a series of small holes, through which the water, after having doneduty in the bottle, may escape into the bowl A, from which it isdischarged through the pipe q, to which a flexible pipe (not shown) maybe coupled asa means of conducting said dirty water to any desiredpoint.

The cross-head H has screwed in its front side the elbow-pipe 1*, whichcommunicates with the passage '11, and has attached thereto the flexiblepipe 7*, through which water is supplied to the machine.

For the purpose of adapting the machine to be operated by hand, thedriving-shaft D has mounted thereon the pinion M, which meshes into thespur-gear wheel M, mounted on a stud, s, set in the leg 13. Ahand-lever, N, is pivoted at s, and connected at one end by the link Nto the outer end of the grip pawl-lever t, the toe of which engages,when the link N is raised, with the periphery of the spur-gear wheel M,or the points of its teeth, said pawllever being pivoted to thegrip-jaws t t, the

inner or hook ends of which engage with the inner surfaces of the rim ofsaid wheel, as

shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The operation of my inventionis as follows: The wheel M, lever N, andthe gripping devices being removed from the machine and power applied bya suitable belt acting upon the tight pulley, or if said wheel,hand-lever, and gripping devices are in place and the lever N isvibrated by hand, the operator places the bottle to be washed in aninverted position, with its neck or mouth. resting in the trumpetshapedmouth 1), holding it in position with his hand, and places his foot uponthe treadle-lever I, and depresses it, so as to raise the cross-head H asufficient distance to carry thebrush K to the inner surface of thebottom of the bottle, which distance is determined by the collars a a,which are adjusted upon the rods G G, so as to limit the upward movementof the cross-head at the desired point. As soon as the stem j of thevalvej is lifted from contact with the washer 7c, the pressure of thewater upon the upper surface of the valve j will cause said valve to beopened, thus permitting the water to pass through the passage *5 to thechamber h, and thence through the holes in the lower end of the spindleJ to the interior thereof, and be discharged from the upper end thereofinto the bottle at the same time that the brush K is moved upward intothe interior of the bottle and revolved therein. When the bottle hasbeen sufficiently washed, the operator removes his foot from thetreadlelever, and the weight of the cross head H causes the brush to bewithdrawn from the bottle and the parts to assume the positions shown inthe drawings, the contact of the stem j of the valve j with the washeris causing said valve to be closed and the supply of water to be stoppeduntil another bottle is placed in position, and the operator againdepresses the treadle.

In the case of working the machine by hand, the lever N may be operatedby the left hand, while the operator places and holds the bottle withhis right hand and operates the treadle with his right foot; or thehand-lever N may be operated by a second person, if desired.

The brush-holder J has formed at its lower end the ring m, to embracethe nozzle m, which is screwed into the upper end of spindle J, as ameans of attaching said holder thereto. The brush-holder is alsoprovided withthe socket mZ-to receive the shank of the brush K, and isconnected to the ring at by the spring-arm m the lower portion of whichlies in a groove formed in the side of the nozzle m, so as to compelsaid holder to revolve with the spindle.

The ring at may be made separate from the spring-arm m, over the end ofwhich it may be fitted, so as to clamp said spring between it and thenozzle m, without affecting the principles of my invention. 7

\Vhat 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is

1. In a machine for washing bottles, the combination of a tubular orsleeve shaft mounted in a fixed bearing, mechanism for revolving saidsleeve-shaft, a second hollow shaft carrying a brush or brushes at oneend, and arranged to be revolved with and moved endstationary socket toreceive the neck of the bottle, and provided with one or more holes forthe escape of the water, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the sleeve-shaft a, the hollow spindle J connectedto the sleeveshaft by a spline-groove and key, mechanism for revolvingthe sleeve-shaft, the cross-head H, the cord or chain f, the pulleys I Iand wise through said sleeve, and a trumpet-shaped provided with thechamber h and passages 73 V and z", the water-supply pipe 1" r, thevalve 15 j, provided with the pendent stem 7' and the slightlyyieldingstop is, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described.

5. In a machine for washing bottles, the combination,with a revolvingand endwisc-reciprocating jet tube or spindle carrying a brush orbrushes at one end, of a cross-head con-' nected to the other end ofsaid jet tube or spindle, and arranged to be reciprocated upon suitableguides, and adjustable stops to limit the movement of said cross-head,substantially as described.

6. In a machine for washing bottles, the combination of the sleeve-shafta, the bevel-gear wheels I) and E, the shaft D, the pinion M,

the spur-gear wheel M, the grip-jaws t t, the 0 pawl t, the link N, andthe hand-lever N, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially asdescribed.

7. The brush K, composed of the mass of radiating bristles a and thetuft n, of combined bristles and fine wire, substantially as described.

8. The brushholder J, composed of the ring m, the spring-arm m and thesocket W,

in combination with the spindle J and the 40 Q grooved thimble m allarranged and operating substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification,in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 6th day A. D. 1883.

ADOLPH VON SOHADE.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. LOMBARD, CHARLES H. D0131).

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